[geeks] Turbo-Encabulator

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Rick Hamell <hamellr at gmail.com>
" 
" Sandwich Maker wrote:
" > " From: Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
" > " 
" > " On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 09:32:03AM -0500, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
" > " > In an article in Time magazine, April 15, 1946.
" > " > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886972,00.html
" > 
" > []
" > 
" > " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-Encabulator
" > 
" > just proves the staying power of good tech!
" 
" There's a good sci-fi story seed in there. Some one builds one as a 
" joke... but it actually works.

this sounds so much like '40s-'50s classic sf i wouldn't be surprised
if there was a short story like that.
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